diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d05182607..8d5423d13 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,17 +60,17 @@
 
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
-			<!-- Tell maven to compile using Java 1.7 -->
+			<!-- Tell maven to compile using Java 8 -->
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>3.0</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.7</source>
-					<target>1.7</target>
+					<source>1.8</source>
+					<target>1.8</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>